1985 Petrus, Pomerol, Bordeaux

Red • Dry • Full Bodied • Merlot
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Code: 19850100750028010117
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Vintage
    1985
  • Alcohol
    12.6%
  • Grape
    Merlot
  • Body
    Full Bodied
  • Producer
    Petrus

Critics reviews

Jancis Robinson MW
18/20

Magnum kindly given to me to commemorate his father by Edmund Penning-Rowsell Jr. Shared to celebrate E P-R's centenary. Dark vibrant blackish ruby. Heady and immediately glamorous nose. Straight from the magnum a bit austere though with no shortage of density. Briary. Not as luscious and sweet as many Petrus vintages are but utterly in character for E P-R.

I suspect he would have approved of this rather Medocain rendition. Impressive on the finish. Needs to open out a bit. Two hours later from the decanter: Gloriously rich and expansive and much more typically Petrus. A very rewarding Pomerol with a combination of sweetness and lifted leafiness. Not the most opulent vintage but extremely satisfying. Note the alcohol level.

Drink 1998 - 2028

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (April 2013)

About The Wine

Merlot

The most widely planted grape in Bordeaux and a grape that has been on a relentless expansion drive throughout the world in the last decade. Merlot is adaptable to most soils and is relatively simple to cultivate. It is a vigorous naturally high yielding grape that requires savage pruning - over-cropped Merlot-based wines are dilute and bland. It is also vital to pick at optimum ripeness as Merlot can quickly lose its varietal characteristics if harvested overripe.
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Pomerol

With 150 or so producers and roughly 740 hectares of vineyards, the smallest of Bordeaux's major appellations is home to myriad bijou domaines – many making little more than 1,000 cases per annum. If the topography and architecture of Pomerol are typical, the style of its wines is anything but. The best vineyards are planted on a seam of rich clay extending across the raised plateau of Pomerol from the boundary of St Emilion.
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Petrus

Petrus is one of the world’s most celebrated wines—synonymous with rarity, prestige and unparalleled quality. Located on the Right Bank of Bordeaux, this iconic Pomerol estate is famed for its extraordinary Merlot and unique blue clay terroir. Today, Petrus is admired as one of the planet's finest and most exclusive wines.
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